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FCA warning against unauthorised firm
October 3rd, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British regulator, has issued a warning about “MFEX Capital Management LLP / MFEX Capital Fund Investors / MFEX Enterprise Trust Plc” (www.mfexcapital.com). The warning recommends that the public exercises extreme caution when dealing ...
How to choose an accountant
October 3rd, 2014
Selecting an accountant to support your business is an important decision and something you need to consider carefully. Dan Martin gathers advice from members of the community UK Business Forums. How much should you pay? As with everything in ...
KPMG Wins 2014 International Accounting Award for Sustainability
October 3rd, 2014
KPMG International has won the prestigious 2014 International Accounting Bulletin (IAB) Award for Sustainable Firm of the Year for a third consecutive year. Citing KPMG’s “strong commitment to running a sustainable business,” IAB highlighted KPMG’s collaboration with Enactus, which ...
Two more audits choose Big Four
October 3rd, 2014
Two more listed companies have changed auditors. Safestore Holdings, which runs 97 self-storage units in the UK, has swapped its Big Four firms. Deloitte has been chosen to replace PwC as Safestore’s auditors. PwC has served as its auditors ...
French court to begin Airbus insider trading trial
October 3rd, 2014
A long-awaited French corporate trial involving allegations of insider trading in the shares of Airbus Group gets under way on Friday, marking the climax of an eight-year investigation. Seven current and former managers at Europe’s largest aerospace group, and ...
Incoming antitrust head promises action on tax deals
October 3rd, 2014
Europe’s incoming antitrust chief has promised a tough line on state-subsidised tax avoidance, saying she will “send a signal” with the speedy conclusion of probes into deals with the likes of Apple, Fiat and Starbucks. At her European parliament ...
Lagarde warns of ‘new mediocre’ era
October 3rd, 2014
The world economy is threatened by a mediocre era of low growth for a long time, warned Christine Lagarde as she signalled cuts to the global outlook for 2015. Ms Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said ...
Mario Draghi: ECB to start buying covered bonds this month
October 3rd, 2014
Mario Draghi, the president of the ECB, has said the Bank will be prepared to take on below investment grade asset-backed securities (to BBB-), opening the door to Greek and Cypriot banks. The central bank will start buying covered ...
Stocks Gain With Dollar Before Jobs Data; Hong Kong Rises
October 3rd, 2014
Stocks gained, with a European index recovering from its biggest loss in 15 months, and the U.S. dollar strengthened versus major peers before the world’s largest economy reports payrolls data. Hong Kong shares rallied. As investors assess the strength ...
Traders went from confusion to opportunity as Gross exit sank in
October 3rd, 2014
As bond traders began what they thought would be a quiet day last Friday, a simple headline crossed their screens: “William H. Gross joins Janus Capital.” “The question was, ‘Is it THAT William H. Gross?'” said Lou Brien, a ...
